Nation Sep 29 Trump to open more federal land for coal mining, provide industry $625M to boost coal plants By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Nation Apr 24 Watch 7:30 Coal miners’ much-needed health care collides with budget showdown Seventy years ago, President Truman forged a deal where coal companies and the union agreed to fund lifelong health care pensions. The government never intended to pay for these benefits, but Congress has become a funder of last resort. Now… By PBS News Hour
Politics Dec 19 Obama administration sets rule to protect streams near coal mines The long-anticipated move met quick resistance from Republicans today who vowed to overturn it under President-elect Donald Trump. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Health Dec 16 Watch 6:47 Rate of black lung disease among miners may be 10 times higher than reported Lung disease is a well-known deadly consequence of working in the coal industry. But a new NPR study finds miners are suffering from the most advanced form of the disease at a rate ten times higher than the government has… By PBS News Hour
Nation Jun 20 Watch 5:40 Tough times for U.S. towns powered by fossil fuel energy jobs Plummeting fuel prices are usually considered a good thing, but in rural Wyoming -- where fossil fuels like coal employ 10 percent of the state’s private sector workforce -- they can spell disaster. For the people of Gillette, dropping coal… By PBS News Hour
Apr 13 Nation’s largest coal mining company files for bankruptcy protection By Stephanie Joyce, Wyoming Public Radio and Leigh Paterson, Inside Energy Peabody Energy, the country's largest coal company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 07 Why you should care about a multimillionaire CEO getting a year in prison By Lisa Desjardins Now that Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has been convicted and sentenced for his role in violating federal mine safety laws, the story is not over. Here is why you should still care. Continue reading
Jul 16 Obama administration proposes new rule to protect streams near coal mines By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is proposing new regulations Thursday designed to reduce the impact of coal mining on the nation's streams. Continue reading
May 20 Watch News Wrap: Director of National Intelligence Will Step Down In other news Thursday, there are reports that Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair may resign his office and the Senate moved to clear the way for the final passage of the financial regulatory reform bill. Continue watching
Apr 27 Senate Panel Examines Mine Safety After Deadly W.Va. Explosion The country's top mine safety expert was part of a panel that appeared Tuesday afternoon in a Senate hearing about the recent explosion that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners in the worst U.S. mining disaster in four… Continue reading